Tanzania is now in the third of the three phases identified with SAPs: from the growth-oriented programme of 1986/87 to 1988/89; then to one accommodating social dimensions in 1989/90-1991/92; and now to the institutional reforms as outlined in PFP (1991/92-1993/94) and the RPFB (1993/94-1995/96). There were severe underfunding in the social sectors starting before SAPs, but becoming critical under the first phases of adjustment processes. Incomes and employment opportunities fell too during the period, and the refuge to informal sectors became conspicuous at the time. As a result of government shrinkage, and in the absence of efficient coping up mechanisms by the poor, these areas have faced severe environmental problems. Other social services like agricultural extension, education, health, and "law enforcement" demand significant details, now lacking, to establish unambiguous links to environment. Casual empiricism suggests possible environmental problems as dilapidation of structures (schools, drainage systems, hospital support services, animal dips, etc.) accelerates, mainly reflecting diminished public commitment of funds.
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